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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dan Balan Beautiful Girl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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138 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Rodriguez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but instead Morgan has moved into half guard.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez punching from the bottom.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
Morgan is working for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodriguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Morgan passes Rodriguez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Rodriguez keeps trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Rodriguez is defending the position.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Rodriguez trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodriguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rodriguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kip Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriguez avoid being mounted?
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodriguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roberto Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Rodriguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodriguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morgan has Rodriguez in his guard.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan looking to control.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rodriguez escapes and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rodriguez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morgan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Morgan decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD Reckless Abandon MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Morgan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rodriguez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Morgan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rodriguez lets go of the hold and Morgan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roberto Rodriguez!
Our winner, Roberto Rodriguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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